Re: e2fsprogs

[Bob Clark <rlclark@usa.net>]

Bob Hilliard wrote:
> 
>      I have just upgraded to e2fsprogs 1.10-11, and no they ARE the
> same file.  Sorry to bother you about a non-current version!
> 
> bob:vc-2:bob>ls -li /sbin/mkfs.ext2
>   86036 -rwxr-xr-x   2 root     root        17116 Jan 29 12:56
> /sbin/mkfs.ext2*
> bob:vc-2:bob>ls -li /sbin/mke2fs
>   86036 -rwxr-xr-x   2 root     root        17116 Jan 29 12:56
> /sbin/mke2fs*
> 
>      What, if any, is the advantage of installing these (or any other
> files) as hard links instead of symlinks?
> 
> --
>    _
>   |_)  _  |_       Robert D. Hilliard    <hilliard@metrolink.net>
>   |_) (_) |_)      Palm City, FL  USA    PGP Key ID: A8E40EB9

One property (advantage?) of hard links is that the file
will not actually be removed until the *last* hard-link is
removed.  i.e. There can be no "dangling links" with hard
links.

--Bob


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